MALICIOUS
88
Risk Score
Malware Insights
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell
The PDF contains embedded JavaScript, identified by heuristics as a stager. The JavaScript stream, named 'javascript_obj0008_000.js', is highly obfuscated, preventing a detailed analysis of its exact function. However, the presence of a stager suggests it is intended to download and execute a second-stage payload. The ML classifier strongly indicates maliciousness.
Machine Learning
- Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 1.0000
Heuristics 3
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Page-word XOR JavaScript eval stager high PDF_PAGE_WORD_XOR_EVAL_STAGERPDF JavaScript enumerates rendered page words with getPageNthWord/getPageNumWords, extracts encoded byte fragments, XOR-decodes the stage with char-code helpers, and evals the result. This is an old exploit-kit staging pattern and is not normal document JavaScript.
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JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPTPDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
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Embedded JS stream low PDF_JSPDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
Extracted artifacts 1
Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.
| Filename | Kind | Source | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
javascript_obj0008_000.jsc510f8c6a5031d17c6606a6a4e88ede1c3452bf51c2d06efb7ba03d3692fec56 |
pdf-javascript-stream | PDF /JS object 8 at offset 0xF52 | 1346 bytes |
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